- test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org - classiccmp.org

by Pres＠macro-inc.com

Just got the below inquiry in. Wonder if Pakistan has same problems as India? Seems legit. But if they found me, they must be scrapping the bottom of the barrel. The only things I have on the list is 1 LPV11 and some DHV11's. I'm not going to do anything with it if anyone else wants to, knock yourself out (go for it, have a ball, have a go, [insert local idiom here] etc. etc. <g>). Ed K. ------------------------------------- Hi I need the following. 1. DECserver 250 (DSRVP-AA) 05 Nos Pls confirm, is any software driver required for DECserver 250, if yes then pls do provide the price for this driver too) 2. DESTA 05 Nos 3. DS-RZ40-VA 9.1 GB SCSI Hard Disk 22 Nos 4. DS-RZ1EA-VW 18 GB SCSI Hard Disk 12 Nos 5. TLZ 10 (Internal) Tape Drive 12/24 GB 10 Nos 6. TLZ 7 (Internal) Tape Drive 8/12 GB 04 Nos 7. Communication Cable to connect DECServer 250 with LP29 5 Nos. (BC27A 30 Ft Cable) 8. M 3104 DHV11 03 Nos 9. M 8027 LPV11 03 Nos 10. TF 85 tape drive 04 Nos 11. 90L Terminal server 05 Nos Will appreciate ur early reply. Best rgds Muneeb Saeed Rabbani 117, Ahmed Block, New Garden Town Lahore, Pakistan Phone NO. 92 42 5842226 & 7 FAX 92 42 5842228 E-mail: <mailto:muneebsaeedr@yahoo.com>muneebsaeedr(a)yahoo.com <mailto:trojans@wol.net.pk>trojans(a)wol.net.pk

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FW: Rescue...

by Pres＠macro-inc.com

At 10:01 PM 10/14/2004, you wrote: >The bad news, if that I try to keep it, I will lose the wife. Without >debating the merits of this trade, let me just say that it will not be good >financially <grin> > >So....What do I do????? Road Trip!! Ed K.

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FW: Rescue...

by dvcorbin＠optonline.net

\ Looks like I may be doing a rescue of the following in Eastern Conn.... It is a VAX 6000/610. 2 cabinets, approx 1000 lbs total weight. 2 CPU CMD Technologies DSSI controller ethernet capable comes with up to a dozen 2 gig drives( formatted) covers for the empty drive bays pretty sure that it is 208 volt single phase, although the drive cabinet has a 120v 30 amp twist lock connector on the cable. I dont know if this plugs into the CPU cabinets PSU or what. VMS docs and manuals The bad news, if that I try to keep it, I will lose the wife. Without debating the merits of this trade, let me just say that it will not be good financially <grin> So....What do I do?????

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FW: Rescue...

by zmerch＠30below.com

Rumor has it that David V. Corbin may have mentioned these words: > >The bad news, if that I try to keep it, I will lose the wife. Without >debating the merits of this trade, let me just say that it will not be good >financially <grin> > >So....What do I do????? 1) where do you live 2) do you already have someone else to take it? (or at least parts of it) 3) how long will your wife believe you when you say "I already have someone else to take it!" ;-) If it's a temporary rescue, it'll help others to know where you are... Depending on the circumstances (distance, timeframe, etc.) I /might/ be able to ferry parts of it from point A to point B for another list member... If it doesn't need to be covered/trailered, that would greatly improve distance calculations... I didn't get a chance to repack my trailer bearings this fall... :-/ Laterz, Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers zmerch(a)30below.com What do you do when Life gives you lemons, and you don't *like* lemonade?????????????

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FW: Rescue...

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

>The bad news, if that I try to keep it, I will lose the wife. Without >debating the merits of this trade, let me just say that it will not be good >financially <grin> > >So....What do I do????? It sounds pretty simple to me, don't go. Zane -- -- | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast | | | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |

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ecommerce and shopping carts

by akb+lists.cctech＠imap1.mirror.to

I got contacted by an attorney looking for prior art on ecommerce and shopping carts, especially web-based stuff; a bunch of lawyers ended up with the OpenMarket patents and is trying to shake everyone down, ala SCO. Amazon, among others, are working on busting the patent. The two early events I know of are: June-July of '94 my company (Bibliobytes/HKS.net) released "OrderBook", which was basically a front end that would let you enter some SKU's and credit card info and would email us an encrypted copy of the order to be processed and fufilled. You got the SKUs from a catalog downloaded seperately from a web page, by ftp, or whatever. Around August 2004, NetMarket, a startup done by four guys from Swarthmore, started selling CDs over the web. Anyone know of any other shopping-cart and/or automatic payment systems that were up and running or publically described before October of '94? --akb

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Vintage calculator question...

by news＠computercollector.com

Hey folks... this isn't REALLY off-topic because, as everyone knows by now, I only collect calculators that also have PDA functions... i.e. computers. My latest find is a Sharp EL-8160, circa 1978/1979. This isn't the "first" PDA, but it's still a (very) early example. I can make it display letters on the screen, but I can't figure out how to make it save the data. I know the function works because, when it came in the mail and I turned it on, there was some former owner's memo on the screen! Does anyone have, or did anyone once own, a Sharp EL-8160? If so I could use a manual or some help. - Evan (PS -- I sent this message from the wrong email address just now, so please accept my apology if it also appears on this list from evan947@yahoo) ===== Tell your friends about the Computer Collector E-mail Newsletter! -- It's free and we'll never send spam or share your email address -- Publishing every Monday(-ish), ask about writing for us -- Mainframes to videogames, hardware and software, we cover it all Visit the museums directory and read about past events at our web site: http://news.computercollector.com Contact us at news(a)computercollector.com 570 readers and counting!

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Vintage calculator question...

by evan947＠yahoo.com

Hey folks... this isn't REALLY off-topic because, as everyone knows by now, I only collect calculators that also have PDA functions... i.e. computers. My latest find is a Sharp EL-8160, circa 1978/1979. This isn't the "first" PDA, but it's still a (very) early example. I can make it display letters on the screen, but I can't figure out how to make it save the data. I know the function works because, when it came in the mail and I turned it on, there was some former owner's memo on the screen! Does anyone have, or did anyone once own, a Sharp EL-8160? If so I could use a manual or some help. - Evan ===== Tell your friends about the Computer Collector E-mail Newsletter! -- It's free and we'll never send spam or share your email address -- Publishing every Monday(-ish), ask about writing for us -- Mainframes to videogames, hardware and software, we cover it all Visit the museums directory and read about past events at our web site: http://news.computercollector.com Contact us at news(a)computercollector.com 570 readers and counting!

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classiccmp server hardware

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

I said I'd look at what is in there, here's the scoop. Boom 1U case, room for MB, PS, many fans, two HD's, slimline floppy and slimline CD, and a single PCI card ASUS TUSI-M motherboard Intel Celeron 1.2ghz, 256K cache, 100mhz FSB (2) 512mb low profile SDR DIMMS Mitsumi SR243T1 slim cd Citizen OSDA-39D floppy drive (heavily modified with a dremel tool to fit right) 20gb PATA drive for OS 160gb PATA drive for data, list, websites, etc. The motherboard ide controller is ATA100 or 133, I forget which. Before you snivel at the hardware... the classiccmp server doesn't NEED to be extremely fast and seems to do just fine with the horsepower it has. Of course that's because it runs FreeBSD (trolling). The end-goal here is reliability in case of drive failure. I see two options. I could get an additional 160HD, a Promise raid 1 card, and a riser card (think I already have one). Then the OS & data would be on one 160gb drive and we'd mirror to the other 160gb. This is the cheapest option. The other option would be using a motherboard with built-in raid. This would involve replacing the motherboard, the memory, and the cpu. Perhaps the power supply too, which may or may not mean a new case.... I would still need to buy another 160gb drive. Definitely a lot more expensive. Plus since it's an older 1U case, trying to find a motherboard that fit it just right may be troublesome with boards being sent back cause they dont fit, etc. Plus the frustration of trying to make sure the newer/faster processor heatsink and fan would fit into the 1U case, which can sometimes be impossible. In the event that the server runs out of horsepower, if we go the first route, we wouldn't have lost any investment cause we'd still be able to use the two 160gb PATA drives. The only money wasted would be on the promise RAID controller. So, my vote would be to go with another 160gb, riser card, and promise raid 1 card. But I'm open to any and all options. Theres about $200 or so in the kitty right now for the server. I'd love some input, mayber there's options I haven't thought of. Regards, Jay West

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[Simh] Request for Reccomendations - Telnet

by cdl＠mpl.ucsd.edu

> From: Ron Hudson <ron.hudson(a)sbcglobal.net> > Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 13:24:39 -0700 > Subject: [Simh] Request for Reccomendations - Telnet > > I need a macintosh telnet (either OS X or OS 9 ) to connect to my > PDP11 simulator. I have tried the simulator that comes with OS X, > and another called iTerm. Both are ok for most stuff but don't work > well for vt50dpy, an RSTS system status monitor. This does work well > on the HP terminal I have (while its emulating a vt100.) Let me suggest C-Kermit < http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ > which is available for OS X. It does an excellent vt100 emulation, and also does telnet and other protocols. carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego clowenst(a)ucsd.edu

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Further on India shipping (on topic)

by jpl15＠panix.com

In 2000 we bought an SGI Onyx on eBay, for about $2K - from a reseller, checked out, warranted, with doc and OS... all Ok. Had it crated and shipped air-freight. First thing Customs wanted was "Chartered Engineer's Certificate" on the thing, then the original (not copies!) invoices and sales orders for the machine and the various software packages. Now: the US does not have "Chartered Engineers" - this is a European position, and roughly equates with a certified technical appraiser. I managed to get hold of a report from a chartered engineer in Germany (for a piston-ring grinding machine) and doctored it up, then sent it to my freind in the US who is an appraiser... who sent it back. No signatures, nothing really official, but still Customs insisted on it. We told them that the machine was used and had been refurbished, and that finding the original sales invoices was impossible. They then spent a month 'researching' it - and got back to us with the inofrmation that they found that similarly-configured machines had sold new for about $345,000. So they happily informed us that the duties would be 70% of new cost. Ya'll can do the Math.... It took six months of back-and-forth negotiations, recriminations, calling in favors, bribes, etc... the unit was finally valued at $14,000 and they said we could pay 70% of that or they'd seize the machine for non-payment and scrap it, and charge us for the storage and paperwork involved. So we ended up paying $11,800 plus shipping for an already-old Onyx. This goes on every day there - one of the reasons that there is very little electronic 'surplus' or flea-markets - everyone simply fixes and maintains whatever they have for the longest possible time, rather than pay the price on new gear which includes the awful duties. This was originally instituted by the Indian Government in the late 40's - early 50's as a way to stimulate the infrastructure to produce and be competitive, but of course you know who *that* turned out.. Cheers John

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Scam? (was: FW: Binary Dinosaurs incoming mail!)

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Adrian Graham" <witchy(a)binarydinosaurs.co.uk> > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org >> [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of John Lawson >> Sent: 14 October 2004 19:10 >> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts >> Subject: Re: Scam? (was: FW: Binary Dinosaurs incoming mail!) >> >> This floated around the list last year - guy's in India >> and the Customs duties alone will make this impossible, not >> to mention the shipping for an HP 9trk tape drive (what he >> calls a 'spool disk'). A couple of us corresponded with this >> individual... I don't think it's a scam, I do think Rajatji >> is a bit clue-impaired... > >Ah, OK. It may be that he's not clue-impaired but just thinks you lot are >having him on about the shipping costs :) > >cheers > >w > > Hi It is US manufactured. I'm not sure why there are duties on it. Shipping is an issue. Dwight

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Scam? (was: FW: Binary Dinosaurs incoming mail!)

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

Hi folks, Got this in my inbox today, is it one of the scams I've seen others here get? If not, all you HP collectors now have this guy's details! cheers :) a ------------------------------------------------------------ Binary Dinosaurs incoming mail from: Rajat Kakkar (rajatkakkar(a)rediffmail.com ) on October 14th, 2004 at 04:05PM (BST). Respected Sir / Madam, I am having a Spool Disk Drive of HP (Model : 7970E) belonging to yesteryears, had been purchased and stored by me for past 6-7 years but, I am not able to store it further, hence, anyone desirous of preserving it for future, please feel free to contact me at your convenience. Specifications of the machine are --- Name : HP 7970E Make : HP (Hewlett Packard) , USA Model : 7970 E Tape Speed : 45 IPS Option : 015/088/151 Further details 230V AC 400V AC Max 48 - 66 Hz 233 Watts Quantity - 1 No. Price - US $ 100 + transportation charges, excise, tax as applicable. My contact details are - Rajat Kakkar, 70 - B, DDA Flats, Gulabi Bagh, Delhi - 110 007, India Ph. : 91-11-23655131 Mobile : 91-011-9868209805 E-mail : rajatkakkar(a)rediffmail.com Waiting for your reply. Thanking You, Regards Rajat Kakkar

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Masscomp machines

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Anyone out there got any info on Masscomp machines (or own one)? I found one the other day at BP (in something of a sorry state) but info on the 'net seems pretty scarce. Rumour has it that they ran some flavour of real-time Unix, and that multi-cpu machines were available - that's about all the good ol' Internet has to offer, at least according to Google. This particular one doesn't have a model number on the front, but the sticker on the back implies it's a 'mwb515'. I'm particularly after a keyboard photo right now - I've got the system unit and monitor, but there's no keyboard with it. Hopefully it's either in the 'unknown keyboards' pile or has been accidentally tidied away in a different pile of hardware :-) Hmm, it presumably has a mouse too, which presumably plugs into the keyboard as I didn't see an obvious mouse port on the back of the machine. cheers, Jules

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(Fwd) FW: UCSD Pascal Reunion Symposium 10/22

by aek＠spies.com

Sellam, any chance you can get down there to try to talk to the people about archived versions of the UCSD software?

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MIT CADR simulation (for the uber nerds..)

by aek＠spies.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lispmachines/message/116

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BA213 PSU conversion

by lists＠microvax.org

Hi I've got a US-version BA213 that I intend to run with two UK PSUs i've got. I think the PSUs are drop-in replacements, but do I need to change the line filter on the bottom-left too, and is there any other 110V-working stuff left in the machine? TIA Alex/melt

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Request for Reccomendations - Telnet

by ron.hudson＠sbcglobal.net

I need a macintosh telnet (either OS X or OS 9 ) to connect to my PDP11 simulator. I have tried the simulator that comes with OS X, and another called iTerm. Both are ok for most stuff but don't work well for vt50dpy, an RSTS system status monitor. This does work well on the HP terminal I have (while its emulating a vt100.)

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8279 Datasheet

by fjkraan＠xs4all.nl

> I'm looking for a datasheet for an 8279 chip (Keyboard / LED > controller), I > haven't found anything useful on the net. A PDF of the original Intel > datasheet would be preferred. > Thanks > -Neil See http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/divcomp/8279.pdf for a short three page datasheet. From the 1981 Intel Component Data Catalog. Fred Jan Kraan

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Commodore 1280?

by Innfogra＠aol.com

Hi, >From Colima Mexico. I am down at my dentist and around the corner is a computer repair shop. On the top shelf is a dirty Commodore 1280 sitting on its side. (Or might it be a 128D?, I seem to remember something like that) What is it? Is it of any interest, enough for me to check it out and try to bring it home on the airplane. Paxton Astoria, Oregon near where St. Helens is erupting now in Colima Mexico where Volcan Colima is erupting. Fun times.

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So Far it's been a GREAT week for the collection

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

On Monday night I picked up a IBM 029 Keypunch at the airport loading dock that had been donated and shipped from Colorado. Last night I went to give a presentation about the museum and the president of the group I spoke to gave me a Altair 8800 Rev. A. The SN is 220862K and he also gave me 3 Mits cards. On Tuesday I also got a call from a guy wanting to donate some items and will meet with him Thursday evening. Saturday I have to drive about 200 miles from Houston to pick up a complete S/34 with tons of manuals plus a IBM model 548 card interpreter. Lots of new toys to play with. :-)

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Commodore PET 4032 problem (4 beeps)

by frank.palazzolo＠mcm1.com

Stan, FWIW - The one I bought on eBay worked for a few minutes and then blew the 12v regulator on the video board. After that - no video or raster. I replaced it and it's worked fine ever since. I'm still not sure why it failed - the 12V regulator tends to run pretty warm/hot based on the circuit, but I'm not sure if that had anything to do with it. -Frank

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DEC 11/93 in BA23 ?

by GOOI＠oce.nl

Hi Fred, check www.pdp-11.nl and click on the link ?PDP-11/93 in the menu at the left hand side ... that's all I have on this thingie. I don't have it anymore; sold to buy an 11/70 (which I considered a nice swap as I am sort of more UNIBUS-minded). - Henk, PA8PDP > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org > [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Fred N. van Kempen > Sent: woensdag 13 oktober 2004 17:14 > To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org > Subject: DEC 11/93 in BA23 ? > > > Hi all, > > If there's someone on the list with a MicroPDP-11/93 (meaning, the > 11/93 in the BA23 chassis), can you please contact me off-list? > > I have one, but the "back panel" is missing... I do have the cab > kit itself, but that doesn't fit in the regular BA23 backpanel, so > the /93 must have had a custom one. I need to see what it looks > like :) > > Thankee, > > Fred > -- > Fred N. van Kempen, DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) > Collector/Archivist > Visit the VAXlab Project at > http://VAXlab.pdp11.nl/ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.pdp11.nl/ > Email: waltje(a)pdp11.nl BUSSUM, THE NETHERLANDS / Mountain > View, CA, USA >

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DEC 11/93 in BA23 ?

by waltje＠pdp11.nl

Hi all, If there's someone on the list with a MicroPDP-11/93 (meaning, the 11/93 in the BA23 chassis), can you please contact me off-list? I have one, but the "back panel" is missing... I do have the cab kit itself, but that doesn't fit in the regular BA23 backpanel, so the /93 must have had a custom one. I need to see what it looks like :) Thankee, Fred -- Fred N. van Kempen, DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) Collector/Archivist Visit the VAXlab Project at http://VAXlab.pdp11.nl/ Visit the Archives at http://www.pdp11.nl/ Email: waltje(a)pdp11.nl BUSSUM, THE NETHERLANDS / Mountain View, CA, USA

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finding the right name for a connector

by cb＠mythtech.net

>> original iMac. Its the power connector. It looks similar to an ATX >> connector, but it is smaller and has more pins. > >Google of 'imac power connector' turns up a lot of hits. Yes, many many hits, alas none that say what the connector is. They are all how to hack in an ATX power supply, but they all expect you to have a connector you can salvage from a dead iMac... I lack that part. So I'm trying to track down what this thing is called, so I can buy a replacement. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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Onyx C8002: pictures of the boards available now (FTP)

by cheri-post＠web.de

Hello all, thanks to der Mouse, the pictures are available under: ftp.rodents.montreal.qc.ca/pub/cheri/ If anybody could check out the DIP Switch settings ?? I could verify the status of the LEDs either, if this helps. Just drop in an email. There are two identical memory boards. The one scanned is the first, that's why the two terminators are missing . The other memory board at the end of the bus has these terminators. Switch settings are different, apparently to set an ID. Remember, I have no documentain, but it would be worth to compare the settings of the switches and LEDs with a working unit ! Thanks in advance for any help ! Pierre ________________________________________________________________ Verschicken Sie romantische, coole und witzige Bilder per SMS! Jetzt neu bei WEB.DE FreeMail: http://freemail.web.de/?mc=021193

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Need 3-4 Psion Series 5 handhelds for VCF

by vcf＠siconic.com

I'm in need of 3-4 Psion Series 5 for the upcoming VCF. They're to be used as portable terminals for the judges to use in scoring exhibits. I'm trying to source them for under US$50 each. eBay has been OK and I've gotten a couple from there already but most keep going for over $50 each and my budget won't allow me to go higher. Does anyone have any for sale, or know of where I can get some for under US$50? I don't care if they are ugly or if certain non-critical parts are broken (i.e. broken doors, latches, etc.) As long as it powers up, the screen works, and the CF slot works then I'll be happy (of course I'll want to pay less for such units). Ideas? -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

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Structured design SD 20

by wizardfz＠earthlink.net

Just roaming around the internet and ran across your thread---- Structured Design: I have an SD 20/24 s/n 2197 ------ bought it new at my old company in 1986, I believe-- It has been in a locker for about 15 years----and yeah, no software that I could find, as of late --my company is "gone", but I have the unit---- Works??? on powerup--busy light for a few milliseconds and then a green pass light----- it hasnt been abused---or even used, in years---i.e."good shape" 24 pin ZIF socket, --you guys are talking about a 20 pin unit, I think?--- 3 buttons ---verify, load , program 3 LED's busy, fail, pass We did lots of GAL's on it---- 20V10 series, I have original GAL handbook, from Lattice also we started doing hundreds of 16L8's and such from MMI, as well, back in 1986,7,8 and then went to the GAL's when they became "the thing"--- The hardware design changes were killing us in the early project phase--we burnt up 200 at a time with a particular minor hardware rev. and I also have *** 18 "magnetic wafers" --- for the drive, in the unit and *** "original" PALASM 4 (from AMD) on 5 floppys, version 1.1a-- I checked, and all read "a directory structure" ---2 thru 5 are all ZIP files and a pile of PAL's,GALS, EPLD's which were from various sources---a lot of optical reprogrammable---samsung some bigger than 24 pins, etc--I believe none are programmed, but I can't assure myself a few of the non-opticals are not used--- and, so they may not all apply to this programmer, obviously greater than 24 pins in some cases---- anyone interested? Also--- Brand spanking new (old stock)----- still in the box, in the plastic bag: Spectronics Spectroline PE-14T UV EPROM eraser with the slideout tray for devices "size of a carton of cigarettes" Looks like it was never turned on---so I did --timer 1 hour -----works, UV lamp ------works, Pull out drawer, UV turns off----works? no holes in the black foam pad--couldnt have been used and the original tech bulletin which tells you info on use of unit---energies of erasure, etc we bought 2 in 1986 and sent the second one (this one) into the stock room, as a spare, and I found it in cleaning the shelves when we shut the doors-in 2001---- Also , B+C Microsystems 1409-PL.8 EPROM Programmer--open frameunit----- version 10 firmware ---------40 and 28 pin ZIF sockets version 10.0 on 5 1/4 floppy for DOS and version 3.2 on 3 1/2 for mac drivers Program light blinks 4 times on powerup--i.e. passes selftest---- And "The Book"--technical manual for the unit--build info--schematics It also does all those 87xx smart controllers and , of course, 2716--->27011 See BYTE magazine article MAY 1986, page 279 for info and again, a pile of EPROMS with windows-----25,7----> 16, 32, 64, 256, 512, 1024 value--->???? I dont know--make me an offer? Im a heavy duty Test Equipment designer guy, at this point---- excuse me for rambling-- any interest send me an email to: wizardfz(a)earthlink.net

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BIG! TK70

by Pres＠macro-inc.com

At 05:39 PM 10/12/2004, you wrote: >They revised the information. And Canceled the auction.... Yeah, I sent them a note asking for a picture of those "whopper tape cartridges" they must have been using <g> and the link. They appreciated it. Some folks on eBay don't have any sense of humor about those things. Ed K.

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BIG! TK70

by Pres＠macro-inc.com

"Digital Electronics Model TK70 10/20 gb Internal DLT Tape Drive w/ mounting rails and 5 Tapes. " I'd like to see the size of them tapes! And they tested it too!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=39978&item=512923927… (TK70 holds maybe 290MB per cartridge) Nice link to DEC tape history... http://learning.quantum.com/demo/history.htm Ed K.

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classiccmp server hardware

by jfoust＠threedee.com

Has anyone mentioned that if the OS or hardware or horrid software goes astray and writes crap all over the disk, RAID doesn't save you but the 'periodic rsync' approach does? - John

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Anyone got a PC Server with P/390 card?

by vcf＠siconic.com

I have a friend looking for an IBM PC Server (see specific models below) with a P/390 card and OS to play around with. Has anyone got one for trade? He's not in a position to shell out cash but he is in a position to trade you something tasty in return. If you've got anything, please contact me directly and I'll put you in touch with said friend. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 16:11:03 GMT To: sellam(a)vintage.org Subject: IBM Warez Hey Sellam, The IBM things I am looking for are: PC Server 500 (8641-MYF) with p/390 card + p/390 software PC Server 520 (8641-MD2) with p/390 card + p/390 software PC Server 320 (8640-MYR) with p/390 card + p/390 software PC Server 330 (8640-ES2) with p/390 card + p/390 software PC Server 330 (8640-PB0) with p/390 card + p/390 software Or Heaven Forbid someone has an S/390 Integrated Server they don't need (if I see them come in for recycling I figure it's ok to ask people for :P ) I can't believe I let an Integrated Server AND a pc server 500 with p/390 slip by me at the old warehouse. Arrrggghhh. -chris

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TRS-80 (IV) help?

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

Hi Tony, >My guess is that it's not talking properly to the 1793 disk controller >chip. I have had this chip fail :-(. But you might start by checking the >power supply (there's a second PSU board in disk units, mounted on the >side of the drive tower, which supplies the disk controller board and >drives). And then check and re-check that ribbon cable. I have determined that it is indeed the 1793 disk controller chip ... I borrowed one from another system, and as soon as I powered up, I heard the floppy seek to track 0 - stuffed in a boot disk and it booted right up... I agree :-( .. I don't have a spare 1793. Does anyone have an extra Western Digital 1793 (or compatible) FDC kicking around? Bare on on a board (I've got a good desoldering station) ??? Regards, Dave -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector. http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html

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LF: Western Digital 1793 or compatible FDC chip

by tuban＠cisco.com

Hi Dave, You can still buy 1793s new from BGMicro for $4.49. Look on page 8 of their catalog: http://www.bgmicro.com/pdf/catalog.pdf Cheers! --tom At 02:34 PM 10/12/2004 -0400, you wrote: >I have determined that the problem with my TRS-80 Model IV is a bad >disk controller chip... > >Unfortunately I don't have a spare - does anyone here have an extra >Western Digital 1793 (or compatible) FDC chip? > >I have no trouble sucking it off of a board if necessary. > >Am located near Ottawa, Ontario Canada, but will pay shipping costs >from "most anywhere". > >Regards, >Dave >-- >dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield >dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com >com Vintage computing equipment collector. > http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html

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LF: Western Digital 1793 or compatible FDC chip

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

I have determined that the problem with my TRS-80 Model IV is a bad disk controller chip... Unfortunately I don't have a spare - does anyone here have an extra Western Digital 1793 (or compatible) FDC chip? I have no trouble sucking it off of a board if necessary. Am located near Ottawa, Ontario Canada, but will pay shipping costs >from "most anywhere". Regards, Dave -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector. http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html

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ICL Quattro monitor needed in the UK

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

Hi folks, Had a mail from someone in the UK who's looking for said monitor since his has died and the system it's connected to is still in use for archive stuff. Writeups for the machine suggest that any monitor could be used but I asked him to forward some pictures and it's not a standard monitor - the keyboard plugs into it as well as there being 2x DB25 serial connectors for inputs (and I guess outputs for the keyboard).. If anyone's got a spare he's called John Charters and he's at jcharters(a)inductotherm.co.uk. I can forward on the pictures he's sent if it'll be of any help. Ta! -- Adrian/Witchy Owner/Curator of Binary Dinosaurs, quite probably the UK's biggest private home computer collection www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online museum www.aaghverts.co.uk - *the* site for advert whinges! www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - former gothic shenanigans :(

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Polymorphic Systems

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

Oops! Bob Bybee was the editor of the PolyLetter, not PolyNews. Dwight

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Polymorphic Systems

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Marvin Johnston" <marvin(a)rain.org> > > ---snip--- Maybe this >will be the kick in the ... seat :) to get me going and backing up all >the Polymorphic disks (8" and 5 1/4" totaling probably a couple of >hundred disks) including source code and documentation for their >products. Hi Marvin If you get a machine running, I'll write some software, similar to what I have on the H89 to transfer entire disk images. That will make archiving easier. I sent a message to Bob Bybee to see if he knew anything about the other front panels. He was the editor for the Poly News. Also, while digging through stuff, did you happen to come on an extra serial interface card. I have a Poly88 that is sadly without one. Later Dwight

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Onyx C8002: pictures of the boards available now

by cheri-post＠web.de

Hello all, thanks to der Mouse, the pictures are available under: ftp.rodents.montreal.qc.ca/pub/cheri/ If anybody could check out the DIP Switch settings ?? I could verify the status of the LEDs either, if this helps. Just drop in an email. There are two identical memory boards. The one scanned is the first, that's why the two terminators are missing . The other memory board at the end of the bus has these terminators. Switch settings are different, apparently to set an ID. Remember, I have no documentain, but it would be worth to compare the settings of the switches and LEDs with a working unit ! Thanks in advance for any help ! Pierre __________________________________________________________ Mit WEB.DE FreePhone mit hoechster Qualitaet ab 0 Ct./Min. weltweit telefonieren! http://freephone.web.de/?mc=021201

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HP 2621-P terminal

by vcf＠siconic.com

Does anyone want an HP 2621-P terminal? Lawrence has one for you. Please contact him if interested at <lmzeidler(a)MSN.com>. Photo: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/carman.html -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

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Setup disk for HP Vectra ES?

by jmartinson＠martinsound.com

Hey, I have a copy of the setup program for the Vectra ES 12 computers. Do you still need it? Do you still have the HP 82321 Basic Language Processor cards and would you like to sell them? Joe Martinson President Martinsound Inc. 1151 W. Valley Blvd. Alhambra, Ca. 91803-2493 www.martinsound.com <http://www.martinsound.com/> email: jmartinson(a)martinsound.com Phone: (626) 281-3555 Ext. 101 Fax: (626) 284-3092

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Looking for Astounding Arcade Games For Your Spectrum+ & Spectrum

by vcf＠siconic.com

I'm looking for the book ASTOUNDING ARCADE GAMES FOR YOUR SPECTRUM+ & SPECTRUM by David Perry (published by Interface). This would've been published in the UK (13,000 copies). Does anyone know where to locate one? I have a friend who's trying to find it for some research he's doing. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

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Polymorphic Systems

by marvin＠rain.org

It is amazing what can be found by looking around :). I had a box of "stuff" from Polymorphic Systems that I finally got around to checking out. I didn't realize that Polymorphic made a keyboard, but I have a metal chassic with "Polymorphic" on it and about 6 keyboard assemblies that fit inside. I also found a front panel to a System HD/18, a number of "new" System 88/DS front panels, a System 8810 front panel, various back panels, and enough wooden sides for another 5 computers or so. All of the front panels have cutouts for full size 5 1/4" drives. Maybe this will be the kick in the ... seat :) to get me going and backing up all the Polymorphic disks (8" and 5 1/4" totaling probably a couple of hundred disks) including source code and documentation for their products. Does anyone know what the HD/18 and 88/DS systems were all about? I've got another box someplace that holds a pair of 8" drives with Polymorphic logo on it, but I haven't had time to look through all the engineering documentation to find out what it is.

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Any info on "Kid Newton"

by vcf＠siconic.com

I'm seeking out information on the Kid Newton, which was some special version of Apple's Newton. Here's a photo: http://www.msu.edu/~luckie/kidnewt.gif This is for a client of mine but I'm not sure what if anything this information will be worth. If you have a write-up or more photos of this device (or you happen to have one) please contact me and we'll discuss further. Thanks! -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

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TRS-80 (IV) help?

by nbreeden2＠comcast.net

Dave, You are correct that BREAK at power up will bypass the attempt to boot >from floppy, the Cass? / Memory? Prompts here are normal. You are correct that without the floppy controller it will boot directly to BASIC in ROM. Again Cass? And Memory are normal. Cass? is asking for the cassette baud rate (L=500Baud or H=1500Baud). Memory? Reserves high memory for use by drivers etc. When the system at startup says 'Diskette?' it thinks it's sensing a disk in the drive, for me this typically happens when the drive door is open with a disk in the drive. The best web site for info, docs and software is http://www.trs-80.com/, you should find the service and disk owners manuals for download. Ira can send you bootable floppies for the system; he's great to work with and knows a lot about these old systems. When I power up my Model III I hear the heads step back to track 0 thus you are correct that this should happen. I'm more familiar with the MODEL III however I believe the following applies to the MODEL 4 as well: When you removed the floppy drive for cleaning did you reconnect it to the same position on the floppy cable? (Cable position defines the drive number!) Assuming this is a standard RS floppy controller and cable then the following is true: Radio Shack removed pins from the floppy drive connector on the cable to control selecting the drive (typically either DS0/DS2 or DS1/DS3 will be missing on the floppy controller side of the cable), they jumper DS0-DS3 as all active on the disk drives (if you reset this then turn them all back on). The internal floppy connector brings only DS0 and DS1 out. The external connector brings DS2 out as DS0 and DS3 out as DS1. Again this is ONLY 100% true for RS controllers, some 3rd party controllers used normal pinouts on the connectors so your mileage may vary. The LAST drive on the floppy cable MUST be terminated (150 ohm typically) otherwise the drives won't work. Finally - if the drive is ALWAYS selected with the power on them you have one of the cables on upside down, most likely the end to the controller PCB as it's typically not keyed. Hope something here helps. :) -Neil ------------------------------ Message: 24 Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:45:57 -0400 From: Dave Dunfield <dave04a(a)dunfield.com> Subject: TRS-80 (IV) help? To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Message-ID: <20041012014553.YBKR14765.berlinr.sprint.ca(a)smtp.sprint.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Guys, Picked up another big load this weekend, and am just starting to go through it - Item#1 is a TRS-80 Model IV. When I first powered it up, it sucked on the Empty bottom drive for a couple of seconds, then prompted with "Cass?" and entered ROM basic. Tried a Model IV boot disk and go the same result - so I removed the drive and cleaned it (machine has been sitting a long time). Now, it powers up, selects the drive and "hangs" - does not move on to the "Cass?" prompt - I've checked all connections and socketed chips, and everything is clean and looks OK. Have reseated everthing several times. A few of observations: - If I hold RESET while I power up the machine, the drive motors still come on, but I do not get a select - the select appears to be happening under software control. - If I disconnect the disk controller board ribbon cable, the machine powers up at the "Cass?" prompt - in this case, I believe the ROM startup sees that there is no disk system and enters ROM basic, thinking that it is a diskless unit. - If I power-up/reset while holding BREAK, it also gives the "Cass?" prompt - after briefly selecting the drive - looks like BREAK very soon after power-up can interrupt the boot process, and ROM BASIC comes up normally. - I never see the drive seek - it selects, but does not seek. If I manually move the drive head out during power-off, it DOES NOT seek back to track-0 after selecting the drive when I power it on. - Twice so far in a couple of hours of working on it, I have seen the prompt "Diskette?" (no cursor) after powering on the machine (with disk controller connected and not holding BREAK). I cannot make this prompt come up reliably. It looks to me as if something in it's interaction with the disk controller is hanging the machine. Anyone here knowlegable in TRS-80's? Can anyone tell me what the Model IV is *SUPPOSED* to do on power-up, both with and without a boot disk in the drive (I have no documentation at all). Any pointers to service documentation? ROM listings? Other information on servicing a model IV - any idea how I can further diagnose this problem? Any help at all would be greatly appreciated! Regards, Dave -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector. http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html ***************

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TRS-80 (IV) help?

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

Hi Guys, Picked up another big load this weekend, and am just starting to go through it - Item#1 is a TRS-80 Model IV. When I first powered it up, it sucked on the Empty bottom drive for a couple of seconds, then prompted with "Cass?" and entered ROM basic. Tried a Model IV boot disk and go the same result - so I removed the drive and cleaned it (machine has been sitting a long time). Now, it powers up, selects the drive and "hangs" - does not move on to the "Cass?" prompt - I've checked all connections and socketed chips, and everything is clean and looks OK. Have reseated everthing several times. A few of observations: - If I hold RESET while I power up the machine, the drive motors still come on, but I do not get a select - the select appears to be happening under software control. - If I disconnect the disk controller board ribbon cable, the machine powers up at the "Cass?" prompt - in this case, I believe the ROM startup sees that there is no disk system and enters ROM basic, thinking that it is a diskless unit. - If I power-up/reset while holding BREAK, it also gives the "Cass?" prompt - after briefly selecting the drive - looks like BREAK very soon after power-up can interrupt the boot process, and ROM BASIC comes up normally. - I never see the drive seek - it selects, but does not seek. If I manually move the drive head out during power-off, it DOES NOT seek back to track-0 after selecting the drive when I power it on. - Twice so far in a couple of hours of working on it, I have seen the prompt "Diskette?" (no cursor) after powering on the machine (with disk controller connected and not holding BREAK). I cannot make this prompt come up reliably. It looks to me as if something in it's interaction with the disk controller is hanging the machine. Anyone here knowlegable in TRS-80's? Can anyone tell me what the Model IV is *SUPPOSED* to do on power-up, both with and without a boot disk in the drive (I have no documentation at all). Any pointers to service documentation? ROM listings? Other information on servicing a model IV - any idea how I can further diagnose this problem? Any help at all would be greatly appreciated! Regards, Dave -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector. http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html

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OS Suggestions - Mac Quadra 800

by CCTalk＠catcorner.org

Scored this from the local "cleanup week", sans monitor, keyboard and mouse. Has the DayStar Digital 100 MHz PPC upgrade board installed. Now, what do I do with it? I have a keyboard and mouse on the way. I have plenty of "standard" PC VGA monitors. Will these probably work? What OS would suit this machine the "best". I am primarily a Xenix/Linux/Solaris man, with a smattering of Microsoft products. Which OS will be the most "usefull" I know the machine has at least 48 Meg of RAM. Not sure exactly until I get it connected to a monitor. What are the Pros and Cons of each OS? Thanks for any suggestions, Kelly

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AVL Coyote Memory Programmer

by cb＠mythtech.net

>* If indeed this is an S100 machine then don't do it! Having never seen an S100 machine I can't say for sure, but I did open the case today and there are no slots of any kind. Just a bunch of ICs soldered to a single board (actually, two boards, but one appears to be just for controlling the keypad and display). My guess is, it is just a custom unit, and I really don't think it has any value. I have to dig thru my slide projectors, some of the info I found leads me to believe some of the Kodak ones I have should support the remote connector. I've never noticed a 7 pin connector before, but the way the extra two pins are placed, I may have simply not paid attention when plugging in a standard 5 pin remote. Baring finding a usable slide projector, I'll be returning it to where I got it, curbside garbage. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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archeology

by aek＠spies.com

> if anyone would like to see these scanned: A KA-10 print set would be nice to find.

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archeology

by brad＠heeltoe.com

Howdy, I'm doing some archilogy in a local garage and finding some interesting things. I've only just begun but I thought I'd ask if anyone would like to see these scanned: - tek 611 storage scope manual - PDP-6 schematics It looks like pdp-6 prints may already be in bitsavers - I'm not a pdp-6 person Didn't see any 611 info. -brad

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